Storyline

Have you ever wondered whether the grass is greener on the other side of the fence? Two wives discover that it often isn't when they hand over the keys to their homes and literally switch families ” but not bedrooms ” for two weeks on the new reality show Wife Swap, already a critically-acclaimed smash hit in its third season in the U.K.

First Aired

2004-09-26
Last Aired

2010-08-13
Creator

Stephen Lambert
Genre

Reality
Seasons

11
Episodes

170
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

ABC

Keywords:

wife family swap

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1. Pitts/Polchios

On the premiere episode, a disorganized, animal loving mother with 25 pets trades places and families ...More

On the premiere episode, a disorganized, animal loving mother with 25 pets trades places and families with an obsessively tidy mother who loves to-do lists and detests animals.Less

60mins 2004-09-26

2. Spolansky/Bradley

A 36-year-old multimillionaire heiress and mother of three from New York swaps lives with a 45-year-ol...More

A 36-year-old multimillionaire heiress and mother of three from New York swaps lives with a 45-year-old wife and mother of two from rural New Jersey.Less

60mins 2004-09-29

3. Smoak/Beaver

A gun-toting conservative who hasn't shared a bed with her husband in 10 years trades places with an a...More

A gun-toting conservative who hasn't shared a bed with her husband in 10 years trades places with an anti-NRA animal rights activist with no job and less control over her daughter. By the end of week two, one of their husbands is in tears, while the other is tearing his hair out over his liberal new houseguest.Less

60mins 2004-10-06

4. Donahoe/Baker

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60mins 2004-10-20

5. Ghani/Stallone

A free-spirited vegetarian with a messy streak leaves L.A to sample the life of a straight-laced stay-...More

A free-spirited vegetarian with a messy streak leaves L.A to sample the life of a straight-laced stay-at-home Mom in New Jersey who had a rough time dealing with her counterpart's New Agey ways. However, after a week passes, it's their kids who are having trouble, as one group gets a rude awakening about their video-game habits.Less

60mins 2004-10-27

6. Smith/Weiner

A fitness-minded type-A mom ditches California for the life of an emotional, overweight housewife in F...More

A fitness-minded type-A mom ditches California for the life of an emotional, overweight housewife in Florida. The switch shakes things up for both women, but even more so for the one who can't get used to a home devoid of fast food and friendly attitudes.Less

60mins 2004-11-03

7. Bittner/Reimers

This week, in ""Bittner/Reimers,"" a strict, vegetarian, ex-Navy wife who disciplines her children swa...More

This week, in ""Bittner/Reimers,"" a strict, vegetarian, ex-Navy wife who disciplines her children swaps lives with a junk food-eating, living-large mother who allows her two headstrong teens free rein.Less

60mins 2004-11-10

8. Harris/Van Noy

This week in ""Harris/Van Noy,"" an Oklahoma mother of three who agrees with her husband's edict that ...More

This week in ""Harris/Van Noy,"" an Oklahoma mother of three who agrees with her husband's edict that an obedient wife belongs in the kitchen, swaps lives with an unorthodox, working mother from Texas who believes her stay-at-home husband should rule the kitchen.Less

60mins 2004-11-17

9. Paiss/Davis (Husband Swap)

The Paiss & Davis Families trade husbands.

The Paiss & Davis Families trade husbands.Less

60mins 2004-12-01

10. Aguirre/Ray

A tattooed, punk rock mom swaps lives with a Southern Baptist, traditional mother.

A tattooed, punk rock mom swaps lives with a Southern Baptist, traditional mother.Less

60mins 2004-12-08

11. Burkhalter/Elliott

A Mississippi stay-home mother who gets gets walked all over by her by her children swaps places with ...More

A Mississippi stay-home mother who gets gets walked all over by her by her children swaps places with a strict mother from Maryland who lays down the law at home and at her job.Less

60mins 2004-12-15

12. Parsons/Bramhall

An educated and organized mother trades families with a waitress who struggles to control her three wa...More

An educated and organized mother trades families with a waitress who struggles to control her three wayward daughters.Less

60mins 2005-01-12

13. Fontaine/Herman

A coupon-cutting, bargain-hunter, stay-at-home, mother from Ohio trades lives with a high-powered exec...More

A coupon-cutting, bargain-hunter, stay-at-home, mother from Ohio trades lives with a high-powered executive from Maryland who despises coupons, clutter and children ruling the house.Less

60mins 2005-01-19

14. Boone Luffey/Gillespie

One-half of a lesbian couple is switched with a conservative, God-fearing homemaker from Texas.

One-half of a lesbian couple is switched with a conservative, God-fearing homemaker from Texas.Less

60mins 2005-02-09

15. Pyke/Smith

Stay-at-home mom Michelle Pyke swaps life at the family owned funeral home for life on the road in the...More

Stay-at-home mom Michelle Pyke swaps life at the family owned funeral home for life on the road in the Smith family's converted Greyhound bus.Less

60mins 2005-02-16

16. Flummerfelt/Bray

An assertive, domineering wife of an inter-racial couple swaps lives with a subservient, stay-at-home ...More

An assertive, domineering wife of an inter-racial couple swaps lives with a subservient, stay-at-home wife from a very different minded inter-racial couple.Less

60mins 2005-02-23

17. Patrick/Leierwood

A very conservative, former military mom with strong pro-war views swaps lives with a liberal, pacifis...More

A very conservative, former military mom with strong pro-war views swaps lives with a liberal, pacifist art teacher and anti-war protester.Less

60mins 2005-03-02

18. Cedarquist/Oeth

A home-schooling, stay-at-home mom who lives in a tree house swaps places with a Type A, Harvard educa...More

A home-schooling, stay-at-home mom who lives in a tree house swaps places with a Type A, Harvard educated mom who works full-time for a finance company.Less

60mins 2005-03-16

19. Boss Swap: Silver/Caden

A supportive, laid back CEO of an all women promotional firm swaps roles with a chauvinistic, tough-ta...More

A supportive, laid back CEO of an all women promotional firm swaps roles with a chauvinistic, tough-talking boss from an all-male car dealership who refuses to hire women for sales positions.Less

60mins 2005-03-07

20. Vacation Swap: Hawn/Orlando

A millionaire family accustomed to living a life of luxury leaves the butler behind when they go on va...More

A millionaire family accustomed to living a life of luxury leaves the butler behind when they go on vacation with a blue-collar family whose favorite vacation spot is a low-budget RV trailer park next to a dairy farm.Less